FLASHCARDS:: 8th Earth Science Test Review

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What kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: divergent, convergent, transform, subducting

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divergent

Front

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: divergent, convergent, transform, submergent

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transform

Front

What kind of plate boundary is shown here? Options: divergent, convergent, transform, strike slip

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convergent

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What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

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Earthquakes

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What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

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Rift Valley

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What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust? Options: Volcano, Mountain, Rift, Island Arc

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Mountain

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A subduction zone is formed...

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when one tectonic plate sinks below another

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The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.

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plate boundary

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What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

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Earthquakes